Economics Answers Define the following terms: 1) Public goods are goods that when produced can be freely consumed by anyone‚ for example the justice system. They are made up of the following goods‚ non-exclusive and non-rival. Non-exclusive goods are goods that people cannot be excluded from consuming‚ it is difficult or impossible to charge for its use which implies no private market as benefits cannot be denied to those who refuse to pay‚ for example public TV. Non-rival goods or
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MICROECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ECONOMICS Economics comes from the verb ‘to economise’‚ and this means making ends meet. This is a study of how society makes decisions‚ regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Economics as a subject is divided into two parts; Economics‚ social science concerned with the production‚ distribution
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Economics Reviewer (For IV- Understanding ONLY) Market – the medium in which buyers and sellers interact. (Note: its meaning is not limited to a location or geographical area‚ it also focuses on people who are WILLING and ABLE to buy and/or sell goods and services. Two major players/actors in the market: Buyers & Sellers Market Equilibrium: when buyers and sellers agree at a certain price and quantity to transact Price Equilibrium: price agreed by both buyers and sellers. Quantity Equilibrium:
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de-regulated the industry in 2000. * They do not have perfect policies and regulations to control farm product price * shocked industry leaders and put local jobs at risk 3. What economic theories can be drawn? * Government intervention * Actions on the part of government that affect economic activity which includes “taxes”‚ price controls‚ assorted regulations‚ and control over government spending. * Deregulation allowed for
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Perfect competition A perfectly competitive market is a hypothetical market where competition is at its greatest possible level. Neo-classical economists argued that perfect competition would produce the best possible outcomes for consumers‚ and society. Ex:- Wheat‚ rice Key characteristics Perfectly competitive markets exhibit the following characteristics: 1. There is perfect knowledge‚ with no information failure or time lags. Knowledge is freely available to all participants‚ which means
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Consumer expenditure Mini Case John Hawksworth “Opinion: Economic Trends - Saved by the consumer?”‚ Accountancy‚ London‚ Mar 2002 (with minor editing) How long can the UK economy buck the global trend just because our consumers keep spending money? Have we avoided the recession that has gripped the US‚ Japan and Germany over the past six to 12 months or are we just postponing the day of reckoning? And are we storing up worse problems for the future as a result of rising household debt levels
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Assume a consumption function that takes on the following algebraic form: C = $100 + .8Y. Assume that Y = $1000 what is the level of consumption at this income level. C = $100 + .8($1000) = $100 + $800 = $900. 1. Using the above figure calculate the marginal propensity to consume between the aggregate income levels of $80 and $100. Also explain why this consumption function is linear. The marginal propensity to consume is equal to $15/$20 = .75. The consumption
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Population growth has its own effects on economic growth of a country‚ which can be negative or positive first we will look in to the negatively effecting factors of population growth: 1) Due to increase in Population Consumption Increases‚ which will decrease‚ GNP/GDP and Imports will increase and Exports Fall down Budget Defect is the result and the prices mount high. 2) Miss Use OR Over use of Natural Resources. Due to increase in population Man to Land Ratio decreases. As land is inelastic
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2. Why isn’t money consider a capital in economics? Capital is a physical asset‚ which can be used to produce goods and services. Money is related to capital‚ in that it can be used to purchase capital‚ but it is not itself capital. The distinction is important if you consider that money can be created or destroyed through the expansion or contraction of credit‚ but this does not create or destroy any real capital. Money is capital. Money is the most common form of capital. Raising capital money
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Introduction THE NATIONAL INCOME One of the basic questions facing economics centers on whether the total output of goods and services is growing from year to year or it remains static. This question is very important because countries are keenly interested in the performance of their economy. National income estimates enable countries to calculate the total production of goods and services in a year. The lecture also focuses on the measurement of national income and their problems‚ uses
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